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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LIBRARIES WITHOUT BORDERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,670,837
Total expenses
$926,932
Contributions and grants received
$1,632,750
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,577
Other revenue
$36,510
Total assets, end of year
$1,004,325
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,989
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$920,336
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$718,147
Management and general expenses
$139,244
Fundraising expenses
$69,541
Program service expenses (Part III)
$718,147

Program services were 77.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $160,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,472,750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,505 · excluded $1,505

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,024

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,952

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $72

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $72 · excluded $72

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $35,960 · excluded $35,960

  • 11b · Other revenue: TAX REFUND

    total $550 · excluded $550

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $36,510

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $149,008 · program services $131,193 · management and general $11,316 · fundraising $6,499

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $368,138 · program services $323,193 · management and general $30,472 · fundraising $14,473

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,642 · program services $3,284 · management and general $68 · fundraising $290

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,206 · program services $25,431 · management and general $528 · fundraising $2,247

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,691 · program services $38,009 · management and general $3,645 · fundraising $2,037

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $73,600 · management and general $73,600

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $31,620 · fundraising $31,620

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $47,202 · program services $42,889 · management and general $2,077 · fundraising $2,236

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,831 · program services $1,734 · management and general $29 · fundraising $68

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,940 · program services $2,637 · management and general $5,441 · fundraising $1,862

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,899 · management and general $1,899

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,891 · program services $1,535 · management and general $1,356

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,795 · program services $67,858 · management and general $1,375 · fundraising $1,562

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,178 · program services $1,531 · fundraising $6,647

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $166 · management and general $166

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

    total $50,028 · program services $50,028

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $25,941 · program services $25,941

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,017 · program services $2,884 · management and general $6,133

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND PERMITS

    total $1,139 · management and general $1,139

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $85,112 · end of year $143,702

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5 · end of year $259,529

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $593,750

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $138,587 · end of year $1,204

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,052 · end of year $6,140

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,966 · end of year $83,989

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $31,359 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$55,189 · end of year -$102,521

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $231,620 · end of year $1,022,857

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND CRITICAL RESOURCES TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES.

  • LIBRARY OUTREACH - THE CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY AND LIBRARIES WITHOUT BORDERS US LAUNCHED A TWELVE-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF CONNECTICUT LIBRARIES. THE PILOT INCLUDED A COHORT OF SIX LIBRARIES REPRESENTING URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE OVERARCHING GOAL WAS TO GROW EACH LIBRARY'S REACH AND SUSTAINABLY CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ITS RESOURCES AND SERVICES. FOR EACH OF THE SIX LIBRARIES, WE COLLABORATIVELY CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT REVIEW TO IDENTIFY LIBRARY ASSETS AND OFFERINGS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ASSETS, NEEDS, AND BARRIERS. FROM THERE, WE CO-DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED RELEVANT OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO GROW THE REACH OF EACH LIBRARY. FINALLY, WE PROVIDED SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS AND TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT EACH LIBRARY WAS POISED TO CONTINUE TO GROW THEIR REACH. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE INSITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, ADMINISTERED BY THE CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY.

    Expenses $293,392

  • LOIZA VIVE! - LOIZA, PUERTO RICO IS THE CENTER OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN LIFE AND ONE OF THE POOREST COMMUNITIES ON THE ISLAND. WITH LOW LEVELS OF DIGITAL LITERACY AMONGST RESIDENTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY RESULTING FROM GENTRIFICATION, HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE ARE AT RISK OF BEING LOST. THEREFORE, LWB IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SIX, DIGITAL ARCHIVES ACROSS LOIZA. LWB IS WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO TEACH DIGITAL AND CULTURAL ARCHIVING SKILLS AS WELL AS ORAL AND VIDEO STORYTELLING. LWB IS ALSO FACILITATING A SERIES OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO EQUIP COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY RECOGNIZE, DOCUMENT, AND RECORD THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MELLON FOUNDATION.

    Expenses $249,478

  • BALTIMORE CROWN - LWB EXPANDED ITS WORK WITHIN BALTIMORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLACK MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE TO CREATE THE BALTIMORE CROWN PROJECT, WHICH WILL INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE ACCESS WITHIN TRUSTED COMMUNITY SPACES - SPECIFICALLY, LOCAL BARBERSHOPS AND SALONS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR SHOP AND SALON STAFF IN SUPPORTING CLIENTS AND DIRECTING THEM TO RELEVANT COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

    Expenses $90,483

  • GENERAL PROGRAM - IN 2023, LWB LAUNCHED A NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY TO PARTNER WITH LIBRARY SYSTEMS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND, ULTIMATELY, EXPAND THEIR REACH. THROUGHOUT 2023, LWB WORKED TO DEVELOP THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THIS MODEL TO BE USED IN FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS.

    Expenses $84,794

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nina Safane Coo Until May

    THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $125,175
    From this org
    $111,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,005
    Hours/week
    40
  • Aaron Greenburg

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL MAY

    Total calculated
    $23,833
    From this org
    $21,945
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,888
    Hours/week
    40
  • Patrick Weil

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Peter Sahlins

    DEPUTY CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Yves Istel

    DEPUTY CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chelsea Stieber Treasurer

    UNTIL FEB., THEN CO-SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ramona Naddaff

    CO-SECRETARY UNTIL NOVEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nick Walter

    TREASURER AS OF FEB.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Owen Fiss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nate Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jo Ling Kent

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Amber Koonce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sara McDougall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Antonio Garcia Padilla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Eric Parrie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gary Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tse-Sung Wu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Katherine Reisner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rebecca Duane

    DIRECTOR AS OF APRIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marie-Monique Steckel

    DIRECTOR AS OF OCTOBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jeanne Friedman

    DIRECTOR UNTIL APRIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mary Lee Kennedy

    DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432859349301718

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